United States Fifth Circuit

11 USC 523(a)(7) excludes from discharge only those forfeitures imposed because of misconduct or wrongdoing by the debtor, so a debt arising from the failure to fulfill a contractual obligation to the State as a surety on a criminal bail bond is dischargeable.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/26/2001
• Published 07/26/2001

Judges

• BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:, Before HILL , JOLLY and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Katherine Anne LaRoe, Fort Worth, TX, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Clifford Franklin McMaster, Fort Worth, TX, for Appellees.